BusierDonkey
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I don't get why people are melting down over what he said here. He's right.
$500 for a box is nothing if it's your primary hobby and you plan on spending hours a day in front of the TV. Gaming is among the most inexpensive hobbies/hour of entertainment there are unless you start buying top-tier PC parts. Even then it's still dirt cheap compared to hobbies like fixing up cars or building model kits.
For people who view gaming as a secondary hobby though, people that may only play a couple hours a week be they casual players, or people that have 3 kids and little/no time for example, buying a $500 console may seem like a steep price. $300 is easier to explain to the missus too.
A $300 box that you can stuff behind the TV and just play games off Gamepass is cheap and easy. Cheap and easy might actually attract casual audiences to the console right from day one.
$500 for a box is nothing if it's your primary hobby and you plan on spending hours a day in front of the TV. Gaming is among the most inexpensive hobbies/hour of entertainment there are unless you start buying top-tier PC parts. Even then it's still dirt cheap compared to hobbies like fixing up cars or building model kits.
For people who view gaming as a secondary hobby though, people that may only play a couple hours a week be they casual players, or people that have 3 kids and little/no time for example, buying a $500 console may seem like a steep price. $300 is easier to explain to the missus too.
A $300 box that you can stuff behind the TV and just play games off Gamepass is cheap and easy. Cheap and easy might actually attract casual audiences to the console right from day one.